F

ounded

in

1964,

the

Orange

Historical

Society

strives

to

collect

and

preserve

those

items

of

history

that

pertain

to

the

settlement

of

Orange

as

well

as

the surrounding area.

In

addition

to

protecting

the

history

and

the

future

of

the

Town

of

Orange,

the

Society

maintains

the

Stone-Otis

House,

a

restored

1830's

homestead,

The

Academy,

which

was

built

in

1878

and

now

serves

as

a

museum

housing

the

Mary

Rebecca

Woodruff

Research

Center,

and

the

Bryan-Andrew

House,

a

1740

residence

built

by

one

of

the

earliest

Orange

families in the area then known as Bryan's Farms.

The

Stone-Otis

House

at

615

Orange

Center

Road

is

open

by

appointment.

The

Academy

and

antique

shop

605

Orange

Center

Road

is

open

Saturdays

from

10:00-3:00pm.

The

Bryan-Andrew

House

is

located

at

131

Old

Tavern

Road

and

is open by appointment only, please call: 203 795-3106.

The

Society

is

always

seeking

to

increase

membership

and

financial support for its preservation efforts.

Please

Join

Us

and

become

a

member

or

you

can

Donate

directly or through Amazon Smile.

For

information

call

(203)

795-3106

or

Send

an

Email:

orangehistorical@yahoo.com

with

questions

or

comments

about our site.

You

can

also

mail

your

comments,

artifacts

and/or

photos

to:

Orange Historical Society

P. O. Box 784, Orange, CT 06477

Orange Historical Society

Orange, Connecticut